Ken Blackwell

John Kenneth "Ken" Blackwell is Trump's Domestic Policy Adviser.

Timeline

2004.10.22

Blackwell tells a Federal Judge who orders him to testify during an investigation into whether or not he rigged the 2004 Presidential election for Bush that he would, "rather go to prison than testify."enquirer.com

2004.11.22

The 18th major lawsuit during Blackwells term as Ohio Secretary of State is filed against him.moritzlaw.osu.edu

2004.12.28

Blackwell refuses to give a deposition to Congressional members investigating voter fraud after he is accused of rigging the 2004 election for President Bush in Ohio.seattletimes.com

2005.01.08

Blackwell sends letters asking for corporate donations, which is illegal under Ohio law.wtol.com

2006.01.16

A group of 31 pastors contact the IRS alleging that a number of churches in the state had been secretly funding Blackwell which violates laws prohibiting charity groups involvement in political campaigns.nytimes.com

2006.03.17

Blackwell sends an email to the media where he says has never heard of any of the churches that he is being accused of getting illegal donations from, the I.P address of the email header reveals he sent the email inside of one of the churches he claims he has never heard of.web.archive.org

2006.03.29

A Judge orders Blackwell to remove a list of 1.2 million Social Security numbers belonging to Ohio citizens that he "accidentally" published on his website.web.archive.org

2006.04.26

Blackwell accidentally mails computer disks containing the names, addresses, and the Social Security numbers of 5.7 million registered voters in Ohio.web.archive.org

2006.04.29

The IRS opens an investigation into Blackwells political donations from churches.archive.boston.com

2006.05.09

After fighting to move to electronic touch screen voting machines instead of paper ballots, it's discovered that the voting machines had a backdoor software “glitch”, on top of that it's revealed that Blackwell owns large amounts of shares in the company that makes the voting machines.web.archive.org

2006.07.25

Blackwell says, "Gays can be reformed just like arsonists."advocate.com

2010

Blackwell becomes a senior staff member for The Family Research Council, (An organization the Southern Poverty Law Center designated as an anti-gay hate group, after they called for gays to be deported.)frc.org

Blackwell has a salary of $162,000 a year working for the group.

2010.08.19

Blackwell writes an article saying Mosques don’t have a right to exist in New York City.huffingtonpost.com

2016.11.10

Trump Transition Team announces Ken Blackwell to be Trump's top Domestic Policy Adviser.wsj.com